Thomas Jefferson Claimed He Introduced Bill to Free Enslaved Blacks 100 Years Before Civil War. Was He Lying?
Thomas Jefferson claimed he came up with a plan for the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans 100 years before the Civil ...
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[Opinion] 5 Inconvenient, Ugly Truths About America's 'Founding Fathers' And Slavery
In the new History Channel documentary series “Thomas Jefferson,” America’s third president claimed that he had a plan to ...
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African American History in Hampton Roads, VA
1607: First permanent English colony in North America was established in Jamestowne. 1661: Virginia's House of Burgesses established the lifelong servitude of Africans. 1790: Virginia's slave ...
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Burgesses of Guild of the City and Royal Burgh of Aberdeen
The Burgesses of Guild of the City and Royal Burgh of Aberdeen ranks as one of the oldest civic institutions in Scotland. The Burgesses are first mentioned in historical documents in 1124 when ...